:root { 
  --primary: #1e40af; 
  --accent: #3b82f6; 
  --text: #1f2937; 
  --secondary-text: #6b7280; 
  --bg: #f9f9f9; 
  --card-bg: #ffffff; 
  --tagline-bg: #1e293b; 
  --footer-bg: #111827; 
} 
body { 
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; 
  line-height: 1.6; 
  min-height: 100vh; 
  display: flex; 
  flex-direction: column; 
  background: var(--bg); 
  color: var(--text); 
} 
main { 
  flex: 1; 
} 
.navbar { 
  background: #ffffff; 
  box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); 
  padding: 1rem 1.5rem; 
} 
.navbar-brand { 
  font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif; 
  font-weight: 700; 
  color: var(--primary) !important; 
  font-size: 2.0rem; 
  letter-spacing: 1px; 
} 
.navbar-nav { 
  align-items: center; 
} 
.nav-link { 
  color: var(--text) !important; 
  font-weight: 600; 
  font-size: 1rem; 
  padding: 0.5rem 1rem !important; 
  transition: color 0.3s ease, transform 0.2s; 
} 
.nav-link:hover { 
  color: var(--accent) !important; 
  transform: translateY(-2px); 
} 
.navbar-toggler { 
  border: none; 
  background: transparent; 
  width: 42px; 
  height: 42px; 
  position: relative; 
  margin-right: 1.5rem; 
} 
.navbar-toggler:focus { 
  outline: none; 
  box-shadow: none; 
} 
.navbar-toggler-icon { 
  display: block; 
  width: 24px; 
  height: 2.5px; 
  background-color: var(--primary); 
  position: absolute; 
  top: 50%; 
  left: 50%; 
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%); 
  transition: background-color 0.3s ease-in-out; 
} 
.navbar-toggler-icon::before, 
.navbar-toggler-icon::after { 
  content: ''; 
  display: block; 
  width: 24px; 
  height: 2.5px; 
  background-color: var(--primary); 
  position: absolute; 
  left: 0; 
  transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out; 
} 
.navbar-toggler-icon::before { 
  top: -7px; 
} 
.navbar-toggler-icon::after { 
  top: 7px; 
} 
.navbar-toggler[aria-expanded="true"] .navbar-toggler-icon { 
  background-color: transparent; 
} 
.navbar-toggler[aria-expanded="true"] .navbar-toggler-icon::before { 
  transform: rotate(45deg) translate(5px, 5px); 
  background-color: var(--primary); 
} 
.navbar-toggler[aria-expanded="true"] .navbar-toggler-icon::after { 
  transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(5px, -5px); 
  background-color: var(--primary); 
} 
.mobile-nav { 
  display: none; 
  background: #ffffff; 
  box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); 
} 
.top-strip { 
  padding: 0; 
  text-align: center; 
  background: #ffffff; 
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1); 
} 
.bottom-strip { 
  padding: 0; 
  position: relative; 
  overflow-x: hidden; 
} 
.menu-container { 
  display: flex; 
  overflow-x: auto; 
  white-space: nowrap; 
  scroll-behavior: smooth; 
  padding: 10px 2px; 
  -ms-overflow-style: none; 
  scrollbar-width: none; 
} 
.menu-container::-webkit-scrollbar { 
  display: none; 
} 
.bottom-strip .navbar-nav { 
  display: flex; 
  flex-direction: row; 
  padding: 0; 
  margin: 0; 
} 
.bottom-strip .nav-item { 
  display: inline-block; 
  margin: 0 10px; 
} 
.scroll-btn { 
  position: absolute; 
  top: 50%; 
  right: 2px; 
  transform: translateY(-50%); 
  width: 30px; 
  height: 30px; 
  background: transparent; 
  border: none; 
  opacity: 0; 
  cursor: pointer; 
  z-index: 10; 
} 
.btn-primary { 
  background-color: var(--accent); 
  border-color: var(--accent); 
  color: #ffffff; 
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; 
  font-weight: 600; 
  padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem; 
  border-radius: 8px; 
  transition: background-color 0.3s, transform 0.2s; 
} 
.btn-primary:hover { 
  background-color: var(--primary); 
  border-color: var(--primary); 
  transform: translateY(-2px); 
} 
.tagline { 
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--tagline-bg) 0%, #334155 100%); 
  color: #ffffff; 
  padding: 20px 10px; 
  text-align: center; 
  margin-bottom: 10px; 
  border-radius: 0; 
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2); 
} 
.tagline h1 { 
  font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif; 
  font-size: 2.5rem; 
  margin-bottom: 5px; 
} 
.tagline p { 
  font-size: 1.2rem; 
  max-width: 90%; 
  margin: 0 auto 5px; 
  color: #e2e8f0; 
  text-align: justify;
} 
.section { 
  padding: 10px 5px; 
  max-width: 1200px; 
  margin: 0 auto; 
} 
.section h2 { 
  font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif; 
  font-size: 2rem; 
  color: var(--text); 
  text-align: center; 
  margin-bottom: 15px; 
} 
.card { 
  background: var(--card-bg); 
  border: none; 
  border-radius: 12px; 
  box-shadow: 0 6px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); 
  transition: transform 0.3s, box-shadow 0.3s; 
  margin-bottom: 30px; 
  overflow: hidden; 
  width: 100%; 
  position: relative; 
} 
.card:hover { 
  transform: translateY(-8px); 
  box-shadow: 0 12px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 
} 
.card-link { 
  position: absolute; 
  top: 0; 
  left: 0; 
  width: 100%; 
  height: 100%; 
  z-index: 1; 
  text-decoration: none; 
} 
.card-img-container { 
  width: 100%; 
  padding-bottom: 100%; 
  position: relative; 
  overflow: hidden; 
} 
.card-img-top { 
  position: absolute; 
  top: 0; 
  left: 0; 
  width: 100%; 
  height: 100%; 
  object-fit: cover; 
  border-radius: 12px 12px 0 0; 
} 
.blog-card .card-img-container { 
  padding-bottom: 100%; 
} 
.card-body { 
  padding: 20px; 
  text-align: center; 
  position: relative; 
  z-index: 2; 
} 
.card-title { 
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif; 
  font-size: 1.2rem; 
  font-weight: 600; 
  color: var(--text); 
  margin-bottom: 10px; 
} 
.card-title a { 
  color: var(--text); 
  text-decoration: none; 
  transition: color 0.3s ease; 
  position: relative; 
  z-index: 3; 
} 
.card-title a:hover { 
  color: var(--accent); 
  text-decoration: underline; 
} 
.card-text { 
  font-size: 0.95rem; 
  color: var(--secondary-text); 
  margin-bottom: 15px; 
} 
.total-cards { 
  font-size: 1.2em; 
  margin-top: 10px; 
  color: #333; 
  text-align: center; 
} 
/* ==================== FOOTER – UPDATED & ENHANCED ==================== */ 
footer { 
  background: var(--footer-bg); 
  color: #e2e8f0; 
  padding: 40px 20px; 
  margin-top: 40px; 
  box-shadow: 0 -4px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.1); 
} 
footer h5 { 
  font-family: 'Orbitron', sans-serif; 
  font-size: 1.2rem; 
  color: #ffffff; 
  margin-bottom: 20px; 
  text-align: center; /* Centered titles */ 
} 
footer ul { 
  list-style: none; 
  padding: 0; 
  text-align: center; /* Center all list content */ 
} 
footer ul li { 
  margin-bottom: 10px; 
} 
footer ul li a { 
  color: #e2e8f0; 
  text-decoration: none; 
  transition: color 0.3s; 
} 
footer ul li a:hover { 
  color: var(--accent); /* Removed translateX transform – cleaner on block/inline elements */ 
} 
footer p { 
  color: #e2e8f0; 
} 
.footer-row { 
  margin-bottom: 30px; 
} 
/* Single-line directory list with separators */ 
.directory-list { 
  display: flex; 
  flex-wrap: wrap; 
  justify-content: center; 
  padding: 0; 
  margin-bottom: 25px; 
} 
.directory-list li { 
  margin: 5px 10px; 
  display: inline-block; 
  border-right: 1px solid #6b7280; 
  padding-right: 10px; 
  line-height: 1.2; 
  margin-right: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
} 
.directory-list li:last-child { 
  border-right: none; 
  padding-right: 0; 
} 
/* Desktop centering fix for columns */ 
@media (min-width: 992px) { 
  .footer-row .col-lg-4 { 
    text-align: center; 
  } 
  .footer-row .col-lg-4 ul { 
    display: inline-block; 
    text-align: left; /* keeps list items left-aligned inside centered block */ 
  } 
  .directory-list { 
    text-align: center; 
  } 
} 
/* Mobile: stack directory list vertically */ 
@media (max-width: 991px) and (orientation: portrait) { 
  .directory-list { 
    flex-direction: column; 
    align-items: center; 
  } 
  .directory-list li { 
    border-right: none; 
    padding-right: 0; 
    margin: 5px 0; 
  } 
} 
/* ==================== END FOOTER UPDATES ==================== */ 
.feature-container { 
  padding: 0 5px; 
} 
.feature-container .row { 
  margin: 0; 
} 
.founder-strip { 
  background: #1e2a44; 
  color: #ffffff; 
  padding: 20px; 
  margin: 20px 0; 
  border-radius: 0; 
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2); 
  position: relative; 
} 
.founder-strip .tagline-content { 
  display: flex; 
  align-items: center; 
  justify-content: space-between; 
  max-width: 1200px; 
  margin: 0 auto; 
} 
.founder-section { 
  display: flex; 
  flex-direction: column; 
  align-items: center; 
  margin-left: 20px; 
} 
.founder-card { 
  background: var(--card-bg); 
  border-radius: 50%; 
  overflow: hidden; 
  width: 250px; 
  height: 250px; 
  margin-bottom: 10px; 
  border: 4px solid #4a90e2; 
} 
.founder-card img { 
  width: 100%; 
  height: 100%; 
  object-fit: cover; 
} 
.company-text { 
  max-width: 500px; 
  font-size: 1.1rem; 
  text-align: justify;
} 
.company-text strong { 
  color: #4a90e2; 
} 
.founder-info { 
  text-align: center; 
} 
.founder-info p { 
  margin: 0; 
  font-size: 0.9rem; 
  color: #e0e0e0; 
} 
.founder-info .title { 
  font-weight: 600; 
} 
.social-bar { 
  margin-top: 15px; 
} 
.social-bar a { 
  color: #ffffff; 
  font-size: 1.5rem; 
  margin: 0 10px; 
  transition: color 0.3s ease; 
} 
.social-bar a:hover { 
  color: var(--accent); 
} 
.banner-container { 
  display: flex; 
  flex-wrap: nowrap; 
  margin-bottom: 0; 
  max-width: 100%; 
  overflow: hidden; 
} 
.banner-image { 
  flex: 1 1 50%; 
  width: 50%; 
  height: auto; 
  object-fit: cover; 
  margin: 0; 
  padding: 0; 
} 
.search-input:focus + .search-icon { 
  color: #4f46e5; 
} 
.letter-nav { 
  transition: all 0.3s ease; 
} 
.letter-nav:hover, 
.letter-nav.active { 
  background-color: #4f46e5; 
  color: white; 
} 
.sticky-nav { 
  position: sticky; 
  top: 0; 
  z-index: 20; 
  background-color: #fff; 
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb; 
} 
.list-container { 
  position: relative; 
} 
.list-container h2 { 
  text-align: left; 
} 
.program-list-item { 
  padding: 10px 0; 
} 
.program-list-item:not(:last-child) { 
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e7eb; 
} 
#no-results-message { 
  text-align: center; 
  color: #6b7280; 
  padding: 20px 0; 
  font-size: 1rem; 
} 
.redirect-button { 
  margin-left: 8px; 
  color: #4f46e5; 
  transition: color 0.3s ease; 
} 
.redirect-button:hover { 
  color: #3730a3; 
} 
.program-list-item h3 a { 
  text-decoration: none; 
  transition: text-decoration 0.3s ease; 
} 
.program-list-item h3 a:hover { 
  text-decoration: underline; 
} 
/* Banner Slider Styles */
.banner-slider {
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.banner-slider .carousel-inner {
    width: 100%;
}
.banner-slider .carousel-item img {
    width: 1380px;
    height: 600px; /* Consistent height; adjust as needed */
    object-fit: cover;
}
.banner-slider .carousel-indicators {
    bottom: 10px;
}
.banner-slider .carousel-control-prev,
.banner-slider .carousel-control-next {
    width: 5%;
    opacity: 0.5;
}
.banner-slider:hover .carousel-control-prev,
.banner-slider:hover .carousel-control-next {
    opacity: 1;
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
    .banner-slider .carousel-item img {
        height: 200px;
    }
}
/* Existing Media Queries (unchanged except mobile footer tweaks already included above) */ 
@media (min-width: 992px) { 
  .search-bar .form-control { 
    width: 50%; 
    margin: 0 auto; 
  } 
} 
@media (min-width: 1200px) { 
  .tagline h1 { 
    font-size: 2.5rem; 
  } 
  .tagline p { 
    font-size: 1.2rem; 
  } 
  .section h2 { 
    font-size: 2rem; 
  } 
  .founder-strip .tagline-content { 
    justify-content: space-between; 
  } 
  .founder-section { 
    margin-left: 0; 
    margin-right: 20px; 
  } 
} 
@media (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199px) { 
  .tagline h1 { 
    font-size: 2.2rem; 
  } 
  .tagline p { 
    font-size: 1.1rem; 
  } 
  .section h2 { 
    font-size: 1.8rem; 
  } 
  .founder-strip .tagline-content { 
    justify-content: center; 
  } 
  .founder-section { 
    margin-left: 0; 
    margin-bottom: 15px; 
  } 
} 
@media (max-width: 991px) and (orientation: portrait) { 
  .navbar-expand-lg { 
    display: none; 
  } 
  .mobile-nav { 
    display: block; 
  } 
  .top-strip .navbar-brand { 
    font-size: 1.6rem; 
    padding: 8px 0; 
  } 
  .bottom-strip .nav-link { 
    font-size: 0.85rem; 
    padding: 0.5rem 0 !important; 
  } 
  .navbar .container-fluid, 
  .tagline, 
  .section, 
  footer .container { 
    max-width: 100%; 
    padding-left: 2px; 
    padding-right: 2px; 
  } 
  .card { 
    margin-left: 2px; 
    margin-right: 2px; 
    margin-bottom: 30px; 
  } 
  .row { 
    margin-left: -2px; 
    margin-right: -2px; 
  } 
  [class*='col-'] { 
    padding-left: 2px; 
    padding-right: 2px; 
  } 
  .tagline h1 { 
    font-size: 1.6rem; 
  } 
  .tagline p { 
    font-size: 0.9rem; 
  } 
  .section h2 { 
    font-size: 1.4rem; 
  } 
  .card-title { 
    font-size: 1.0925rem; 
  } 
  .card-text { 
    font-size: 0.92rem; 
  } 
  footer h5 { 
    font-size: 1.1rem; 
  } 
  footer ul li a { 
    font-size: 0.9rem; 
  } 
  .founder-strip .tagline-content { 
    flex-direction: column; 
    text-align: center; 
  } 
  .founder-section { 
    margin: 0 0 15px 0; 
    order: 1; 
  } 
  .company-text { 
    text-align: center; 
    margin: 15px 0; 
    order: 2; 
  } 
  .founder-info { 
    order: 3; 
    margin-top: 15px; 
  } 
  .banner-container { 
    flex-direction: column; 
  } 
  .banner-image { 
    width: 100%; 
    flex: 1 1 100%; 
  } 
}